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Update Samsung Galaxy Wonder I8150 to

Android Jelly Bean
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Revision History
26 September Updated the steps for entering download mode so that Odin can detect your
2013 phone.

Ive always wanted to update my Samsung Galaxy Wonder to Android Jelly Bean; lately my
cellphone became quite slow (especially after the latest upgrades to Android 2.3 from Samsung)
and I always wanted to install Chrome and Google Keep that both require Android 4. Samsung
does not provide any official release of Android 4, so I decided to go for a custom ROM. In
particular, Im using Android Jelly Bean, 4.2.2, CyanogenMod 10.1 ALPHA (Build 7).

I had quite a hard time to understand how to install it; basically because I had never installed a
custom ROM. Moreover, the instructions to do that can be found on the web but I never found a
complete tutorial that shows the procedure from the very start: they all assume that you have
already done previous steps.

Then, I decided to write a complete tutorial (this is based on Windows). This assumes you have
an external sdcard on the phone.

The update will wipe out all your data, so make sure you backup them first. Proceed at
your own risk. You will also lose Samsung warranty.

PLEASE, if you have problems with this custom ROM, DO NOT post comments to this
blog post: use the official discussion forum thread.

Make sure you read the whole tutorial first, before proceeding.

Disclaimer: All the tools, mods or ROMs mentioned below belong to their respective
owners/developers. I am not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device.

USB Drivers
Make sure you can connect your Android phone with the computer. If not, install the USB
drivers for Samsung Galaxy W properly. The easiest way is to install Samsung Kies.

Install ClockworkMod recovery using Odin

Download Odin zip file: Mediafire (this is the original page with this information)

Extract the odin Multi_Downloader_v4.43.exe file and run it.

Download recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.4-ancora.tar.md5 and Ancora.ops (this is the original page

with this information).

In Odin

enable One Package in options

Select the Ancora.ops file,

load the md5 file with the One Package button

Now you need to put your phone it into download mode, in order to upload the clockworkmod
recovery file:

turn off phone,

hold Volume Down + Home + Power Button for a while till the phone turns on.
the phone will turn on and show some screen,
plug in usb cable
press Volume Up

At this point Odin should detect the connected phone

In Odin press the Start button, and the downloading should start (see the phone):
Wait for the download to finish (see Odin)
Now you can unplug and turn-off the phone.

Create a backup of the current image

Turn on the phone in the Recovery Mode: hold Volume Up + Home + Power Button for a
while till the phone turns on (Note: this time it is Volume Up, not Volume Down). Release
power button as soon as samsung logo appears and hold your volume up button + home button
until clockworkmod recovery appears on the screen
 To use the menus:

Volume buttons to move in the menu

Home button to select a menu
Power button to go back

Select backup and restore and then backup to external sdcard:

and wait for the backup to complete
 You can now reboot the phone from
the main screen. The phone will reboot as usual.

You may want to store a copy of the backup in your computer hard disk; just connect the phone
with USB, and navigate to the directory where the backup was saved on the phone sdcard:
Perform the update
Download CyanogenMod 10.1 ALPHA (Build 7) and Google Apps

(this is the original source with the links)

Put these files in the root folder of your external SD card (you can turn on the phone as usual and
connect it via USB for that, or copy these files from the computer using an external card reader).

When the copy finished, disconnect the phone and turn it off.

Switch ON the phone in the Recovery Mode: pressing and holding Volume Up + Home + Power
buttons together.

Now wipe data and cache selecting the following commands (and wait for them to complete)

Select wipe data/factory reset

Select wipe cache partition
 Select advanced and then select wipe dalvik cache

Now go back to the main menu (Recall: use the power button to go back)

Select install zip from sdcard and choose the zip file containing the OS (in this case it is cm-
10.1-20130611-EXPERIMENTAL-ancora-alpha7.zip) from the root of the SD card (where you
previously copied it).
 Now do the same for the google
apps zip file: select install zip from sdcard and choose the zip file containing the OS (in this
case it is gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip) from the root of the SD card.
 Reboot into the new
system
Now youre ready to reboot into the new system from the main menu!

NOTE: Your Phone will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first
time. So, please wait.

If everything went fine, you should see the new logo

 Then you should see all the menu
screens for configuring the phone!

Note: as for me, this procedure started with an error message saying that the vocal synthesis
engine crashed, but I simply ignored the message and went on.

After you inserted your Google account, the phone should be ready; at this point, if you selected
an Internet connection, all the applications you had previously installed from Google Play should
be installed automatically it took about an hour in my case.

First Impressions
The system seems rather stable and surely more responsive than before!

Battery usage seems to have increased, especially when connected with WIFI.

All in all, Im very happy of the new system.

Few weeks ago i have upgraded my wifes Samsung Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070 from Android
2.3.6 to 4.1.2 using branded (P4) rom. My wife hates me for that because her phone slows
dooooown.

I decided to install her new Android 4.4.2 Kitkat ROM (the same which i have on my Nexus 5).
Below are step how i do this (of course it couldnt be done without googling the net)

1. Create backup of all stuff which where on my wifes phone.

2. Root the phone by downloading this file root.zip and put it on SD card (root folder / is the
best).
3. Reboot the phone to recovery by powering it off and then VolumeUp + Home + Power
4. Select Install update from external storage and select root.zip.
5. After reboot you will have rooted device. Next step is to load ClockWorkMod Recovery
(temporary). Download it from here update.zip.
6. After that download Carbon_Janice_KK-4.4.2_Build8_22.03.14.zip which contains latest
Android 4.4.2 and Google Apps 20140105
7. All files (update.zip, Carbon_Janice_KK-4.4.2_Build8_22.03.14.zip and GApps) put on
SD card.
8. Reboot to recovery and select install update from external storage select update.zip.
9. You phone would automatically reboot to ClockWorkMod Recovery.
10. Perform wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition.
11. Go to Advanced and select wipe dalvik cache.
12. Go back to main menu and select install zip from SD card, next select choose zip from
SD card and choose Android 4.4.2 rom file.
13. Do the same with GApps.
14. Reboot your phone it will load about 5-10minutes.
15. Enjoy your Samsung Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070 Phone running Android 4.4.2 Kitkat